Active outdoor pursuits and activities Books
Ernest Press North Wales Mountain Bike Guide
Book SynopsisEver wondered what treats of off-road riding might lurk in those big blank bits on the map between Llandegla, Penmachno, The Marin Trail and Coed y Brenin? This mountain bike guidebook contains a choice of 27 mountain bike routes, all of which cover real mountains, trails and bridleways beyond the bounds of the formal trail centres.
£12.82
Summit Studios Mugged By A Moose
Book SynopsisIs a bad day spent outside really better than a good day at the office? This collection of twenty-three short stories, written by twenty semi-intrepid adventurers, aims to answer that question. Alternately laugh, cringe, giggle and feel inspired by our writers as they tell some of the most outrageous tales from the great outdoors that you''ve ever heard.
£18.89
Summit Studios A Beaver is Eating My Canoe
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£18.89
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform The Bushcraft Handbooks Knots Lashings
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£10.86
Rowman & Littlefield Climbing
Book SynopsisClimbing: From Gym to Rock is a pocket-size instructional climbing book with the backing of the American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA) that focuses on getting indoor climbers outdoors. Complete with color photos throughout, the book features information on environment and terrain, types of crag, best practices, and more.
£12.34
Rowman & Littlefield Climbing Protection
Book SynopsisClimbing: Protection is a pocket-size instructional climbing book with the backing of the American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA) that focuses on climbing protection and safety. The book will feature information on environment and terrain, best practices, gear, and more. Photos will be throughout.
£11.39
Rowman & Littlefield Climbing
Book SynopsisThis handy, pocket-size manual provides easy-to-understand, step-by-step guidance to climbers transitioning from basic rock climbing to sport climbing, which involves scaling larger, more challenging rock walls that have fixed anchors.
£11.99
Rowman & Littlefield Best Climbs Santa Barbara and Ventura
Book SynopsisBest Climbs Santa Barbara and Ventura narrows down the thousands of climbing routes across the Santa Barbara and Ventura counties to the absolute best 300 routes. These are the routes that display the hidden beauty and deep rooted climbing history of Santa Barbara and Ventura. Each section comes with its own unique history, description, climbing style, and a list of gear needed. Also included are detailed driving directions, maps and trailhead information along with the best time of day and year to climb. This guide covers routes from beginner to advanced in order to give climbers of every background a chance to sample the best that Santa Barbara and Ventura has to offer. Featuring full-color images of all the cliffs and boulders with easy to follow descriptions and grades for each route.
£18.04
Rowman & Littlefield Best Climbs Phoenix Arizona
Book SynopsisBest Climbs Phoenix, Arizona narrows down the thousands of climbing routes across Phoenix, Arizona to the 200 best routes. These routes display the hidden beauty and deep-rooted climbing history of Phoenix. Each section comes with its own unique history, description, climbing style, and a list of gear needed. Also included are detailed driving directions, maps and trailhead information along with the best time of day and year to climb. This guide covers routes from beginner to advanced to give climbers a chance to sample the best that Phoenix, Arizona has to offer. Featuring full-color images of all the cliffs and boulders witheasy-to-follow descriptions and grades for each route. Full-color photos Detailed mapsGPS coordinatesHundreds of favorite routes, many of moderate difficultyTrivia and route history sidebars
£14.99
The Archie Foundation The Archies: Scotland's 1000 metre mountains
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£14.25
Octopus Publishing Group Go Wild: Find Freedom and Adventure in the Great
Book SynopsisThe world is yours to exploreThe great outdoors is the beating heart of our world, but modern life is pulling us ever further away from it. Spending our time shut away indoors and hunched over screens, we've lost touch with nature, and it's harming our health and our happiness. But it's never too late to find our way back.This book will help you find a way of reconnecting with the great outdoors. Whether you like to walk, run or swim, admire the wildlife or forage for wild foods, within these pages there will be something to inspire you to get out into the fresh air and reignite your sense of wonder at the world around you. Nature is a balm for the body and soul, so escape the pace of the everyday and set yourself free: get out there, find adventure, and go wild!
£15.29
PRACTICAL MANUAL OF CAMPING HIKING
Book Synopsis'A Practical Manual of Camping, Hiking & Wilderness Techniques'. How to live outside in complete comfort, enjoyment and safety.
£9.50
Little, Brown Book Group My Shed And How It Was Built: 50 Inspiring Sheds
Book SynopsisThis book offers those who may be thinking of building their own own shed practical constructional advice and use of materials; all of the sheds in the book have actually been built, and are not just ideas. It contains interesting stories about the shed owners and how they overcame problems or how they found unusual, cheap solutions (such as the use of old printing plates for roofing). Each shed, and its contents, gives an interesting insight into its owner's character.
£14.24
Cicerone Press Outdoor Photography
Book SynopsisPhotography and the outdoors could have been made for each other. This book is about making the most of that connection. Outdoor enthusiasts who want their photographs to do full justice to the quality of their outdoor experiences need look no further. Building on the foundations of the original Cicerone guide to outdoor photography, this second edition has been rewritten from the ground up, and expanded to cover a wide range of outdoor activities on land, in and on the water, in the air and in extreme environments. Professional outdoor photographers Jon Sparks and Chiz Dakin introduce and explain essential technical concepts in the clearest possible language. The emphasis is on practical, realistic advice for people who want to take better photographs of what they like doing best, while still enjoying it to the max.Table of ContentsFirst Light 1 Beyond point and shoot 2 Hardware for the outdoor photographer 3 Places and people 4 Wildlife and nature 5 Walking and running 6 Roped sports - climbing, abseiling and mountaineering 7 Wheel sports 8 On the water 9 Underwater 10 Trekking and expeditions 11 Extreme conditions 12 Bring it back home 13 Putting it all together Appendix I Geekspeak Appendix II Movies Appendix III Links and further reading
£14.20
Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Wilderness Tales: Adventures in the Backcountry
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£10.44
Rocky Mountain Books Expedition to the Edge: Stories of Worldwide
Book SynopsisFrom skilled weekend warriors to internationally recognized stars of the professional adventure game, Lynn Martel has interviewed dozens of the most dynamic, creative and accomplished self-propelled adventurers of our time. In Expedition to the Edge: Stories of Worldwide Adventure, Martel has assembled 59 compelling and entertaining stories that uniquely capture the exploits, the hardships, the fears and the personal insights of a virtual who''s who of contemporary adventurers as they explore remote mountain landscapes from the Rockies to Pakistan to Antarctica. Through candid and revealing conversations, Martel captures the joys, the motivations and the revelations of top climbers Sonnie Trotter, Sean Isaac, Raphael Slawinski and Steph Davis; Himalayan alpinists Carlos Buhler, Marko Prezelj and Barry Blanchard; record-setting paraglider Will Gadd; Everest skier Kit Deslauriers; the conservationist duo Karsten Heuer and Leanne Allison as they follow a caribou herd for five months on foot across the Yukon; and Colin Angus on his two-year quest to become the first person to circumnavigate the world by human power.
£21.59
Pesda Press Outdoor First Aid
Book SynopsisThis second edition is fully updated and revised. Whether you are a walker, paraglider, orienteer, climber, horse rider, mountain biker, wild swimmer, paddler or fell runner, all outdoor activities carry inherent risks and dangers. In an urban setting we rely on ambulance crews, paramedics, doctors and nurses to provide assistance and medical care when things go wrong. However, once you are in an outdoor location away from immediate help you need a different approach. Evacuation may be necessary. You might have to administer first aid in awkward, even dangerous places. Limited resources mean that you have to be able adapt and improvise. This book is geared specifically towards first aid in the UK remote outdoor setting.
£17.99
Sandstone Press Ltd The Round: In Bob Graham's Footsteps
Book SynopsisThe Round: In Bob Graham's Footsteps by Steve Chilton is not only a history of the Bob Graham Round, but also an exploration of the what, why and how of this classic fell endurance challenge. After covering the genesis of the Bob Graham Round in detail, it documents its development from a more-or-less idle challenge to its present status as a rite of passage for endurance runners. Interspersed with this detail of the round are extensive profiles of many of the event’s most significant individuals: innovators, record setters, recorders and supporters. Some links to resources for potential Bob Graham Round completers are be included. The Round is emphatically not a ‘how to’ guide, but it is a terrific follow up to Steve Chilton’s hugely popular first book, It’s a Hill, Get Over It.Trade Review'The author has completed a very worthy edition to add to the published fell running category. I enjoyed the book as a historical reference, a source of wry amusement, a reminder of yesteryear while encapsulating the spirit of long distance fell running challenges in the Lake District.'-The Fellrunner Magazine; 'We found this book to be an informative and interesting read, and feel it will become a valuable historical addition to the small library of previously published books on fell running and endurance.'-Kenny and Pauline Stuart; 'One of the best reads ever of this exclusive club... very special.'-Joss Naylor; 'Unfailingly inspiring.'-Claire Maxted; 'There is something legendary about the Bob Graham Round. Steve Chilton has interviewed the men, and the women, people of rare determination and doggedness, as well as extraordinary fitness, who have completed the Round.'-Steve Matthews; 'Steve Chilton writes with authority, documenting the development of the Round from a more-or-less idle challenge to its present status. There are extensive profiles of many of the challenge's most significant individuals: innovators, record setters, recorders and supporters.'-The Westmorland Gazette; 'Steve Chilton's book, subtitled in Bob Graham's Footsteps, is a carefully researched and fact-packed examination of the run-up to the first and subsequent Bob Graham Round, further attempts at beating Graham's record and the extension by various runners of the number of Lakeland fells that can be summited in 24 hours.'-The Grough
£11.39
Ordnance Survey Mayo
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£10.44
Maps International Ltd Adrenaline Junkie Collect & Scratch Print
Book SynopsisThe Scratch Off Adrenaline Junkie map is the perfect gift for all kind of thrill-seekers. Do you constantly crave living life on the edge or know someone who is a complete adventure addict? This colourful map details a stunning range of extreme sports activities, adrenaline-fuelled challenges and some quirky, yet fun bucket list items you will definitely want to scratch off. Simply grab a coin, and when you've completed your own personal adventure, scratch it off the map and move on to the next one. Skill is not a barrier as we've got everything from skydiving to cheese rolling and many activities in between.
£14.33
Oxford Alpine Club Fontainebleau Trails
£17.99
Little Peak Press 22,000 Miles: A Father and Son's Cycling
Book Synopsis22,000 Miles is the distance Richard Seipp has ridden with his 15-year-old son Tom over the past ten years. Starting out on their local trails in the Peak District when Tom was 5, they soon progressed to longer rides. As Tom grew, so did his ambitions - the Coast-to-Coast, the Strathpuffer 24-hour solo mountain bike race, multi-day bikepacking in the Scottish Highlands. Having ridden the 1955 route of the Tour de France during the summer holidays when Tom was 12, they continued to push their limits - Everesting the infamous Kemmelberg cobbles in Belgium and then heading to North America to ride the 2,745-mile Tour Divide, which runs the length of the North American Continental Divide along the spine of the Rocky Mountains from Banff in Canada south to the Mexican border at Antelope Wells. This book is their story in Rich's words alongside his atmospheric photographs of his and Tom's adventures. 22,000 Miles is the story of a father and son bonding over their combined love of adventure.Table of ContentsForeword 1. Adult Portions 2. Festive 500 3. Coast to Coast 4. Strathpuffer 5. Highland Trail 6. An Imperial Century 7. Devils and Angels 8. Steak Bleu 9. The Long One 10. Joining the Dots 11. Rest or Race 12. Everesting 13. High Rouleurs 14. No Surrender Finale
£14.25
Little Peak Press Traceless: Exploring the Spirit of Fell-Running
Book SynopsisTraceless takes inspiration from the Lake District, the Gerry Charnley Round and Gerry Charnley himself. Charnley is little remembered, but was a prolific fell runner, orienteer and climber who founded the Karrimor International Mountain Marathon (KIMM), now the OMM. In his early 50s he tragically died on Helvellyn, his namesake Round was established in his memory by his friends. The ethos of the Round is on self-sufficiency and leaving no trace - the runner is encouraged to plan their own route to visit all the checkpoints, then navigate that route, creating their own line from multiple route choices. Inspired by the concept of the Gerry Charnley Round and its journey over the Lakeland fells, runners Geoff Cox and Heather Dawe have each spent time exploring and running the route. They are poets, writers and artists as well as fell runners and Traceless is a collaboration between them that celebrates their love for the fells and how spending time in them inspires them creatively.Trade Review‘What makes Traceless so special is its collaborative nature, and the way it spans poetry and prose, fact and fiction, cartography and creativity. It is, as a result of these factors, a truly unique fell-running book.’ UKClimbing (December 2020); ‘Geoff and Heather’s tribute to the Gerry Charnley Round mimics the run’s unique nature – not a line on a map, nor a series of fell-tops but a collection of places. Through prose, poetry and artwork, Traceless presents a multi-layered ode to fell-running and “going to the hills”.’Cumbria Life (December 2020)Table of Contents1. Traceless 2. Introduction 3. Borrowdale 4. As Water Flows - Part 1 5. Gerry Charnley Round - Attempt 1 6. Nightfall at Charnley Cairn - A story 7. As Water Flows - Part 2 8. Map Reading 9. Gerry Charnley Round - Attempt 2 10. As Water Flows - Part 3 11. Why Traceless? 12. Traceless Days
£11.40
Wilkinson Publishing Barty: Arise, Queen of Oz
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£17.99
Rocky Mountain Books,Canada Tales and Trails: Adventures for Everyone in the
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£21.59
Caitlin Press Wild Fierce Life: Dangerous Moments on the Outer
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£13.49
Fri Flyt AS The Sunnmore Alps: An Outdoor Guide
Book SynopsisThe Sunnmore Alps are in western Norway. This is a unique area with majestic peaks and alpine mountain formations rising straight from the sea to a height of 1,500-1,700 metres. From the rugged peaks you can look across a fantastic alpine landscape and then stare straight down into deep fjords. From the coast you can look towards the open sea that stretches all the way to the eastern seaboard of America. This book gives you all the information you need to enjoy skiing, hiking, climbing, mountain biking, kayaking, surfing, kitesurfing, windsurfing, paragliding, diving and more in Sunnmore. What is so unique about this part of Norway is the huge variety of outdoor experiences you can find within such short distances - within a radius of just 30 kilometers. The contrasts are quite fantastic; from surfing at Stad to kayaking at Runde, climbing in Molladalen, skiing down Slogen, cycling in Valldalen, longboarding in Geiranger, diving in Lygnstoylvatnet and para-gliding above the Sunnmore Alps. Each activity is presented in a chapter of its own with five to fifteen trips per activity.We present different levels of difficulty within each activity, from the very easy to the more demanding. You will also find a separate chapter on travel and accommodation in Sunnmore.
£35.10
Anavasi Mount Kitheronas: 2002
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£7.81
Orange Expressions Adventure Racing World Championship - Scotland:
Book SynopsisThe Adventure Racing World Championship is the pinnacle of the sport. Consider this book your view-finder as you zoom in on some of the strongest athletes in the world doing what they do best.A unique adventure racing experience - this photo book is as real as it gets without actually entering the race. The account of the 2007 World Championship held in Scotland.In May and June 2007, Scotland hosted the World Championship - Adventure Racing.A gruelling course of 550 kilometres was designed to take 196 of the world best adventure racing athletes on a unique Scottish experience. The seven day course included the Isle of Rum, Lochaber, Loch Ness, Rannoch Moor and the high summits of picturesque Glen Coe.With over 200 awesome images and an inspiring journal this beautiful coffee table book is a true reflection of what this international race was all about.
£28.50
HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Last Dive
Book Synopsis“Superbly written and action-packed, The Last Dive ranks with such adventure classics as The Perfect Storm and Into Thin Air.”—Tampa TribuneSpurred on by a fatal combination of obsession and ambition, Chris and Chrisy Rouse, an experienced father-son scuba diving team, hoped to achieve wide-spread recognition for their outstanding and controversial diving skills by solving the secrets of a mysterious, undocumented, World War II German U-boat that lay only a half day’s mission from New York Harbor.The Rouses found the ultimate cost of chasing their personal challenge: death from what divers dread the most—decompression sickness, or “the bends.” In this gripping recounting of their tragedy, author Bernie Chowdhury, himself an expert diver, explores the thrill-seeking, high-risk world of deep sea diving, its legendary figures, most celebrated triumphs, and notorious tragedies.
£13.29
HarperCollins The Front Runner
£24.74
St Martin's Press The Outdoor Survival Handbook
£14.24
Penguin Putnam Inc 50 Dangerous Things You Should Let Your Children
Book SynopsisThe perfect kids activity book for every parent looking for ways to help their children learn about the incredible world around us. In a time when children are too often coddled, 50 Dangerous Things (You Should Let Your Children Do) reminds readers that climbing trees is good for the soul, and that a pocket knife is not a weapon. Full of exciting ways children can explore the world around them, this book explains how to “Play with Fire” and “Taste Electricity” while learning about safety. With easy-to-follow instructions, it includes: • Activities, like walking a tightrope • Skills, like throwing a spear • Projects, like melting glass • Experiences, like sleeping in the wildAs it guides you through these childlike challenges and more, 50 Dangerous Things (You Should Let Your Children Do) will inspire the whole household to embrace a little danger.
£16.15
Lulu.com Secrets of the Ninja
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£30.09
iUniverse Running with Jesus from addictions to devotion
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£9.41
Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp Striving
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£11.52
Find Your Feet Australia The Trail Running Guidebook For all trail runners who want to Perform Wilder
£13.99
DK Bushcraft Kid
Book SynopsisLearn everything you need to know to survive in the great outdoors! How cool would it be to know how to build a fire, build your own shelter, find your food (and cook it too), and survive almost any environment? Now you can learn all the basic bushcraft skills from expert survivalist Dan Wowak. You’ll learn how to build the perfect fire, how to build all types of shelters, how to navigate your way through all types of terrain, how to forage for food, how to identify all types of plants and animals, and how to live the bushcraft way of life. And the best thing of all? You’ll have an absolute blast doing it! Here's what you'll find inside: • Step-by-step instructions for doing everything in the bush, including fire building, shelter building, navigation, and more • The basics of essential food finding using skills like trapping, fishing, and foraging <
£15.29
Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp Aftermath Survival
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£19.85
Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp Introduction to NonWilderness Search And Rescue
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£32.22
Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp Why I Love Running
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£13.62
JoJo Publishing Hard Way Home
Book SynopsisThis is the story of an epic adenture that Allan Roberts completed over 899 days riding a motorbike across the globe. Crossing 59 countries, on 4 continents, covering just over 102,000 kilometres, exploring places like Morocco, Senegal, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Iran, Yemen, Tajikistan just to name a few. In this tell all book Allan shares how he was faced with all kinds of adventures and misadventures, he was held at gunpoint in the jungles of Africa, lay in a shivering fever with Malaria-twice, was it by a car in South Africa, attacked by bees, battled a flooded Gobi Desert in Mongolia, just to mention a few of the experiences he encountered which takes determination, resilience and a strong will to overcome. Allan undertook this journey without any support oth financially and logistically, for 2 and a half years he lived in a tent, sleeping in jungles, deserts, at beaches of some very hostile and very beautiful places of the world, a true test of courage. Along the journey Allan introduc
£24.29
LEGARE STREET PR The Book of Camping and Woodcraft
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£26.55
LEGARE STREET PR Camping and Woodcraft a Handbook for Vacation Campers and for Travelers in the Wilderness
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£37.95
LEGARE STREET PR Camping and Woodcraft a Handbook for Vacation Campers and for Travelers in the Wilderness
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£30.35
LEGARE STREET PR The Book of Camping and Woodcraft
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£19.95
LEGARE STREET PR Shelters Shacks and Shanties
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£25.60
LEGARE STREET PR Shelters Shacks and Shanties
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£17.95
